Archive - Armchair Revolutionaries

Hi to everybody...I decided today was the day when I checked out what the Lisbon Treaty entailed because I was fed up not know what all the fuss was about, and I've been roused to overcome my laziness by discussions on other sites to do so...here are my conclusions...
Ah, at last, I've been spurred on to read it, and, from what I can gather, it's seeking the establishment of a stronger European central government with leaders and an overall representative while assuring protection for all EU citizens politically, socially and economically....It does say that EU member countries will have a say on every decision made but I also presume, any country opposing a decision, can be outvoted by the rest and so will have to abide by that decision as binding...that could be a problem I guess...it also promises to defend any EU member if attacked so I'm presuming a EU defence force would be introduced and armed accordingly...the question is...where do we go if we chose to withdraw from membership of the EU? There really is no where else to go...certainly not to have closer ties to the USA or the Commonwealth, which will soon, I would imagine, cease to exist...I think the binding of all the EU members into a bloc of countries all with the same aims, laws and rights for every citizen isn't necessarily a bad thing as none of us will go to war with each other again...always a damned good incentive to stay where we are...the problem is in the small details concerning those aims, laws and rights, which, no doubt, will be a source of concern for those still distrustful of non-English speaking Europeans in general...we shouldn't forget though that the blood of non-English speaking Europeans runs through us and that we're more closely linked to Europe than we are to anywhere else in the world...I think it's time we remembered that and try to see the benefits of a united Europe rather than seeing it as a threat to our freedoms, which, incidentally, have been systematically reduced not by the EU but by our own government...if a strengthened EU government can safeguard those freedoms perhaps it's not so bad after all...it has promised in the Lisbon Treaty to do so....and that's as far as I got in my assessment of it...no doubt people hear will tell me what's wrong with it in more detail...LOL

We know what works to reduce abortion amoung teenagers. We need high quality sex and relationship education at school and at home, and effective contraception" Gill Frances, Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group.

Do we?? Do we know what works??

More and more sex education for younger and younger children.

One in three secondary schools in England have sexual health clinics, offering free pregnancy testing, distribute condoms and morning after pills to children as young as 11 without parental consent. A piolt program has been launched that will also arrange abortions without parental knowledge.

Teen pregnancy and abortion numbers continue to rise. Figures released on 19th June show a 21% increase in girls younger than 14 seeking abortions.

Ministers are expected to call for an increase in sex education which could include teaching 5 year olds about relationships.